Cloth armband, OSE organization, in its center the Russian text: 2ой врач.-питат. отрядъ моск. отд. об-ва охран. здоровья еврейскаго населения [Second Unit for Health and Nutrition, the Moscow Chapter of the Organization for the Protection of the Health of the Jewish Population]. Moscow, [1910s/WW I period].
The OSE was a Jewish organization dedicated to protecting the health of and aiding Jewish children. Founded in Russia in 1912, additional OSE branches were later established in other countries and in 1923, a central international organization was set up with its headquarters in Berlin. With the rise of the Nazi regime in 1933 the OSE relocated to Paris. By 1939, the organization had 368 branches in 72 cities. 67x18 cm. Very Good condition. Mild stains.

Der mishpet ibrn kheder – The trial of the Kheder, Avraham Leib, I. Kinstein, K. Kaplan. "Yidishe komonistishe bibliotek" series, published by "Vitebsker guvernialer biro fun di yidishe sektsye r.k.p.", Vitebsk, 1922. Yiddish.
Trial of the Kheder, documents of the trial which took place in Vitebsk, 12-18 January 1921. Booklet concerning the opposition to the "Kheder" and traditional education. Includes protocols, essays, speeches and list of participants.
After the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia (October 1917) the Bolsheviks realized that their affect on the Jewish public is slim. In order to deepen the communist awareness amongst Jews they founded a special ministerial office, including the Yevsektsya (Jewish department of the communist party). The Yevsektsya acted to exchange the traditional Jewish culture for culture in the spirit of the communist ideology and fought against the Jewish religion and the Zionist movement. As part of its fight against Judaism, it led public trials including trials against the traditional schooling in the Kheder. As a result synagogues and schools were closed, rabbis arrested, Torah books confiscated, and the religious activity went underground. 112, [2] pp, 22 cm. Good condition. Dry and fragile paper. Tears at borders of leaves. Inscriptions in pencil. The booklet is bound in its original cover, whole, and bound in a hard-binding. Stain on title-page.

Legal document handwritten on parchment. Varignana, Bologna, August 10, 1411. Latin.
Conviction and claim to investigate Galeotto Bonicami accused of provoking a struggle and causing physical injury to a Jew named Guglielmo (son of the late Sabbatino) and to Mrs. Margaitta (wife of Paolo Gerardi). This decree was inscribed by the public notary of Bologna, Donato (Doni) son of the late Andreotto Geraffi, in the office of the local priest in the presence of four witnesses. The text includes Guglielmo's claim against Galeotto son of the late Bartolomeo Bonicami who caused a serious fight in the course of which he attacked the Jew Guglielmo, threw stones at him and hit his nose. The stones thrown hit Mrs. Margaritta who stood nearby, in her head. The notary finalizes the order by asking that the accused be punished immediately and pay a fine of one hundred gold coins.
[1] Parchment leaf, 44 cm. Good condition. Folding marks. Minor tears and stains at borders. Attached is a translation of the document into Italian and Hebrew.

Document issued by Archduchess Isabella Clara Gonzaga of Austria, Duchess of Mantua and Monferrato, mother and guardian of Duke Ferdinando Carlo Gonzaga. Mantua, December 24 1665. Italian.
Manuscript on a large parchment leaf, restating privileges granted to Jews of Mantua and to bankers amongst them.
This document, reconfirming the privileges, was written following the death of Duke Carlo II by his son, Ferdinand Carlo, through his guardian (his mother) Duchess Isabella Clara, and it refers to previous authorizations given by Duke Carlo II on January 24 1651 and on May 14 1661 (the document mentioned, of January 24 1651, is the document sold by "Kedem" – auction no. 26, item no. 506). For further information, see: "Toldot HaYehudim BeDukasut Mantova", Shlomo Simonson. Tel Aviv University and Ben-Zvi Institute, Jerusalem, 1963. Vol. 1, pp 97-98; p. 174.
Parchment leaf 47X58 cm. Generally in good condition. Folded. Tears with omission to upper borders (no text omission) and to right borders (minor text omissions). On the lower part, left and right, two chopped fragments of 14X5 replaced by parchment fragments on which the text has been completed in pencil.